It is hard to assert: to stand up for yourself without encroaching on somebody else’s territory. Even when you assert well, you may encounter defensiveness and hostility. Is it worth it? Well, yes it is. Assertion allows you to get your needs met, while avoiding the pitfalls of submissiveness (in which your needs are neglected) or aggressiveness […]

It’s hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with “V. M. Straka”, a person or persona created by a group of radical authors to publish novels condemning the actions of the cruel elite. Straka, to the extent that he (?) exists, submits a manuscripts for his final work, Ship of Theseus (SOT), to his […]